GROTON, Conn. – Cmdr. Gabrielle McGrath is scheduled to relieve Cmdr. Lisa Mack as commanding officer of the U.S. Coast Guard International Ice Patrol in a change-of-command ceremony at the University of Connecticut Avery Point Campus, Thursday, at 2 p.m.

Rear Adm. Daniel Abel, Coast Guard First District commander, Boston, will preside over the change-of-command ceremony.

The change-of-command ceremony is a time-honored tradition which signifies a transfer of responsibility and formally restates that the continuity of command will be maintained for the International Ice Patrol.

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